Royal Family News: Queen Elizabeth Stuns On The Set Of Coronation Street

British royal family news shows that British popular culture collided with the monarchy today and no one could have been more delighted at the outcome when Queen Elizabeth visited the set of Coronation Street almost four decades after her last visit. Both times she chatted with ITV show stalwart Bill Roache.

The show’s theme sing was played as she walked down a red carpet and the actors cheered and waved Union flags from the sidelines. Producer Iain MacLeod escorted the queen who told the stars, “There’s quite a lot of work to do. And you do it every day!”

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She took a 40 minute tour of the set and studios at Media City UK in Manchester and looked fabulous in a blue Angela Kelly outfit and matching hat. While there the queen greeted a plethora of cast and crew and even walked on the famed cobbled street before entering the studio where the Rovers Return is filmed.

Bill Roache plays Ken Barlow, and in addition to him the queen talked to Barbara Knox, (Rita) and Helen Worth, (Gail) all of whom were present during her first visit in 1982.

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During the visit the queen talked about the show’s “’remarkable” run and met ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazelgette and managing director of continuing drama John Whiston. When she was told that the set’s cobbles were relocated from Granada Studios to the new set in Trafford she responded, “They’re the same cobbles? You moved it? Oh right.”

Knox told the Queen, “Good morning, your majesty, you have brought the sunshine. You know you are like a ray of sunshine. And you’ve given us all such a lift (with) you coming, thank you very, very much indeed. We all absolutely adore you, the world adores you.”

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Knox was one of three cast members honored by the Queen in 2010, and she told her, “You never forget things like that.”

The Queen said, “It’s really marvelous you’ve been able to carry on,” and Roache said, “Well Ma’am you’re the one who’s carried on.”

The Queen was given several gifts including an original ‘Corrie Cobble’ from the set and a bottle of 60th Anniversary ‘Weatherfield Spirit’ Gin with a pair of Meehart Manchester Skyline gin glasses.

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